#255C52#255C52

#255C52 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.060 H 179.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255C52
RGB	rgb(37, 92, 82)
HSL	hsl(169, 43%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(169, 60%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.8%, 0%, 10.9%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.31, -20.86, 0.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.31, 20.86, 179.18°)
OKLab	oklab(43.48% -0.0605 0.0005)
OKLCH	oklch(43.48% 0.06 179.6)
XYZ	xyz(6.1124, 8.6562, 9.3297)
Luminance	0.0866 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255C52 #5C252F

analogous

#255C36 #255C52 #254A5C

triadic

#255C52 #52255C #5C5225

tetradic

#255C52 #36255C #5C252F #4A5C25

square

#255C52 #36255C #5C252F #4A5C25

split-complementary

#255C52 #5C254A #5C3625

monochromatic

#091613 #13302B #255C52 #378879 #48B3A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.69

#255C52 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#255C52 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255C52

7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255C52	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255C52	1.00	7.69	2.73	7.69
#FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585752

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#505053

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D59

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255c52;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 92, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.060 179.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#668a82',
    500: '#255c52',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255c52;
$custom-light: #668a82;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255c52",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 169.091,
    "s": 42.636,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43476,
    "c": 0.06049,
    "h": 179.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08657
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255C52

secondary

#8F4D59

accent

#556CD2

background

#F6F8F7

surface

#EBF0EE

border

#C6CBC9

text

#060C0A

muted

#7A7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #255C52

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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